Bob West, a homeseeker, and his little daughter, Ida, before they reach their journey's end are attacked by the Indians. West is killed. The savages take the child into captivity. Also they keep a letter written by the father to his sister in the east. Incidentally, it bears the imprint of a smudgy little finger. Ida is rescued from the Indians by Morgan, a slave trader. He takes her and the letter home to his plantation, where he substitutes the little white girl for a mulatto slave child, who recently has died. Ida is put in charge of Sally, a yellow girl, and is brutally treated. Some time later Mr. and Mrs. Marks, out of pity for Ida. Buy her from Morgan. She lives happily with them for twelve years. Fred Gilbert. the Marks' nephew, pays them a visit and falls in love with Ida. His uncle and aunt are horrified, believing that the girl has negro blood, and the young people are about to part forever, when Sally, who has become inflamed by jealousy against Morgan, produces the letter written by West just before his death. By a fingerprint test Ida's identity is confirmed, and her white blood proved. The young people marry. Morgan is hunted down by a posse and is shot dead.
Just reading that synopsis alone makes me sick. Especially this part:
His uncle and aunt are horrified, believing that the girl has negro blood, and the young people are about to part forever, when Sally, who has become inflamed by jealousy against Morgan, produces the letter written by West just before his death. By a fingerprint test Ida's identity is confirmed, and her white blood proved.
I mean . . . WHAT THE ABSOLUTE FUCK?!
This is messed up. Racist as fuck.
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